marakanã

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *marakanã.[1]

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní marakana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.ɾa.kãˈnã/
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧ka‧nã

Noun

marakanã (unpossessable)

  1. mini-macaw

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: marakanã
  • Portuguese: maracanã

References

  1. Antônio Augusto Souza Mello (2000 March 17) Estudo histórico da família linguística tupi-guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais (in Portuguese), Florianópolis: UFSC

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